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2022 Map of Britt

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Britt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Britt serves as the central hub of this Hancock County landscape, where a grid of streets and avenues like Grant Ave meet the east-west corridor of Center St W and Center St E. The surrounding territory is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the Boone River and its various tributaries such as the Middle Br Boone River and E Br Boone River. To the northeast, the W Br Iowa River cuts through the township, while Wolf Slough and W Otter Cr drain the southern and eastern reaches.

Genealogists and local historians can locate established burial grounds like Evergreen Cem on the eastern edge of the main settlement and Saint Patricks Cem further south. The map illustrates a highly organized agricultural landscape, partitioned by a regular system of numbered section roads, from 245th St in the north to 170th St in the south, reflecting the enduring legacy of the Public Land Survey System in Iowa's prairie country.